■JIG Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. | 10 Aimui., 1919. 



By allowing the ground, aftei- being deeply ploughed and suhsoiled 

 in the winter to remain in this condition till late in the following autumn, 

 it will be found that not only has the soil become ameliorated and 

 enriched, but even refractory soils will be far more amenable to treat- 

 ment in the process of fining them down into a good state of tilth. This 

 desirable soil condition is necessary for the free root ramification of 

 trees when planted, so that they may become firmly established, and 

 allow the delicate young rootlets- to abstract the necessary plant food 

 for the development of trees, and subsequently, when they arrive at a 

 bearing age, to enable them to withstand the heavy drain upon them 

 caused through continual cropping. 



About May or June, the land lying in rough fallow should be evened 

 down by the use of a cultivator, ploughed again in the opposite direction, 

 harrowed, and, if necessary re-harrowed, in order to bring about a fine 

 soil condition for the reception of young trees. 



(To be continued.) 



AN ENGLISH OPINION OF AUSTRALIAN WHEAT. 



The following extract from Mllllny (Liverpool, England), of 4th 

 January, will interest our wheat-growers: — 



" Australians say their bread is the best in the world, and we have 

 frequently sampled its .bread made here from an all-Australian grist, 

 which left nothing to be desired in the way of flavour, colour, pile, and 

 yield. We do not say that all Australian wheat is equally good, but 

 there is not another white wheat in the world possessing better all-round 

 bread qualities. This is saying a lot for any wheat — white, red, or 

 yellow — but Australian has other virtues besides those of good bread- 

 making. To the miller it is ' one of the best.' 



" It will stand more abuse and treatment than most white wheats. 

 The miller is not afraid of wetting it as 'he is with the Oalifornian and 

 Blue Stem, or any white wheats, outside Indian. And after he has 

 washed it he is not troubled about grinding it. We have seen it carry 

 6 per cent, moisture and mill into semolina. Its bran will always fetch 

 a superior price, and because of the pale, creamy tint it Avill stand more 

 sf-raping with less colour degradation to the flour than red wheat will. 



''Besides this, the ofl'als have a 'bouquet' that makes them appetiz- 

 ing to cattle. We have at home harvested over 11,000,000 quarters of 

 n'heat, and some of it is spoiling through dampness. Four weeks in a 

 sack, or two in a deep bin, is as much an average quality home-grown 

 will stand without making a mill-owmer uneasy, and tlio hitter's only 

 practical remedy is to mix it with a dry wheat. 



"If the miller could get. the An^trnlian wheat over, and if he had 

 silo room, British farmers could dismantle their stacks and thresh to 

 their 'hearts' content. Given the conditions stated, which arc plenty of 

 dry (Australian) wheat, plenty of bin room, and enough ]irice induce- 

 ment, the miller could store away any quantity of British wheat, and 

 the British wheat would be materially raised in value to tlie grower, 

 and the resultant mixture be of higher value to tlie consumer — in fact, 

 the nation would be a gainer nil round." 



